Today, while out walking, a strange chill crept up my spine, a whisper of something unseen pressing against me. I stopped, hesitated, then pulled out my headphones.
My senses sharpened. The world around me felt too still. As I turned to leave, a sound rose from the ground—A dull, rhythmic pounding.
I pressed my ear to the earth and listened.
A slow, faltering drum—
A heartbeat, fading.Frantic, I lifted my head, searching,
Hands grasping at empty air,
Desperate to resuscitate a soul I could not see.But there was no one.
So, I lowered my ear once more—
The drumbeat still pulsed,
Weak, trembling,
But alive.I leapt to my feet, ran to the first passerby.
“Please, sir—someone is dying.”
“What? Where?”
“There—down there.”
I pointed to the earth.He exhaled sharply, shaking his head.
A smirk. A sideways glance.
“Right. Sure.”
Then he walked on,
Each step smothering the faint pulse beneath us.“Don’t you hear it? The heartbeats?”
He never answered.
Beats from Below
Today, while out walking, a strange chill crept up my spine, a whisper of something unseen pressing against me. I stopped, hesitated, then pulled out my headphones. My senses sharpened. The world around me felt too still. As I turned to leave, a sound rose from the ground—A dull, rhythmic pounding. I pressed my ear…
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